Vitalik Buterin has warned that rapid advances in AI-assisted mathematics could make ECDSA and other structured cryptographic systems less secure sooner than expected, while cautioning users against rushing into wallet migration. His argument goes beyond quantum computing, raising the possibility that AI could find mathematical shortcuts that humans have missed for decades. Buterin Warns Against […]
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading near $84,000 after another failure to break above its yearly open at $87,700. Bitfinex said the next move will depend more on renewed spot demand than on increased futures leverage. Bitcoin had reached $87,200 on October 2, before retreating below the key level. The rejection marked the third failed breakout in […]
An interesting case seems to be brewing around Hyperliquid. Reports have emerged that authorities in Singapore, the city-state the decentralized trading platform claims is home to its corporate headquarters, say they have no jurisdiction over Hyperliquid at all. MAS Questions Where Hyperliquid Falls Under Regulation According to a Financial Times report on October 7, the […]
The new federal framework was proposed by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for crypto exchanges that offer leveraged trading to retail customers. The move could give US crypto platforms a clearer route to federal oversight at a time when the country still lacks a broad crypto market law. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig announced […]
XRP transfers to Binance have increased sharply, raising questions about possible selling pressure in the short term. According to CryptoQuant’s latest findings, around 1.6 billion tokens flowed into the exchange over the past 30 days. This is the highest 30-day inflow recorded since March. Inflows Rise, as Futures Stay Strong Large amounts of XRP moving […]
Although BTC was halted at $87,000 once again at the start of the business week, it still managed to hold relatively stable at over $85,600 before the bears took complete control for less than half an hour earlier this morning and drove it south by $2,000. Naturally, such a violent move spiked the liquidations, as […]
Analyst Dennis Liu, who posts on X as VirtualBacon, says altcoin season has not started, because the average altcoin is only about 10% ahead of BTC since the primary cryptocurrency’s bottom. According to him, a handful of strong coins are making the market feel hotter than the data supports. Most Altcoins Still Trail Bitcoin Liu’s […]
Bitcoin treasury companies can give investors greater exposure to the cryptocurrency’s gains, but the amplification works in both directions, according to The Smarter Web Company CEO Andrew Webley. In a recent interview with BTC advocate Stephen Livera, Webley also warned that unlike Bitcoin itself, these companies depend on management teams whose capital allocation decisions can […]
Popular analyst Ali Martinez outlined the altcoins poised for a breakout as early as this week: Ripple’s XRP, Quant (QNT), and Injective (INJ). His comments came shortly after BTC and most alts were rejected from their Monday peaks and before their correction deepened. Three Alts Going Wild This Week? Martinez began with Ripple’s cross-border token, […]
OKXICE LLC, a venture formed by cryptocurrency exchange OKX and NYSE parent company ICE, made a filing on October 4 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a tokenized stock trading exchange. The filing makes OKX one of the first crypto exchanges attempting to offer tokenized US stocks through a regulated exchange […]